Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
73
74
71
71
40
77
77
76
57
44
43
42
42
30
29
21
20
19
18
19
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.96m
9:31PM2.06m
9:56AM1.98m
10:12PM2.04m
10:41AM1.98m
Low Tide
3:24PM0.22m
3:50AM0.16m
4:06PM0.24m
4:32AM0.16m
4:51PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
9
11
11
9
8
9
9
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
11
10
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